Sam Richard
@sammytotep.bsky.social
Widower | Owner Weirdpunk Books | Author | Wonderland & Lit Nasties Award-Winner | BNW & Splatterpunk Award-Nominee | Anarchist | Aging Punk | Bi | He/Him | 'Saddest Man in Indie Horror' | Void Collective | Zinester | MPLS https://linktr.ee/weirdpunkbooks
Just as targeting trans kids in sports was really about acclimating the public to accept eugenics-based segregation, the push to imprison trans healthcare providers is really about getting Americans to neutrally accept *any and all* punishments for trans people. share.google/dkftBhSPJAoL...
Trump asks DOJ to probe hospitals over trans health coding
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This still isn't done, despite my best effort. Sorry for the delay, folks! But it should be ready very soon!
Weirdpunk Books@weirdpunkbooks.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur next zine release after ENFREUDIFICATION is Profane Sorcery Vol. 4. Jonathan Raab and Timaeus Bloom join me this time for some incredibly strange takes on the Sword & Sorcery genre. This one is in the last stretch of production and then will be off to the printers! Preorder available now.
"Other members of the alleged conspiracy were said to include the local chapters of the S.E.I.U. and the Democratic Socialists of America, a state teachers’ union — and even the Grease Pit, a small bike shop in Minneapolis." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
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This was my factor book in my 20s. It's so good. I had no idea they'd made a film adaptation.
William Boyle@wmboyle4.bsky.social · last wk.I wrote a bit about Jack Black’s YOU CAN’T WIN, one of my all-time favorite books, and Robinson Devor’s long-shelved adaptation of it, which has recently been released on streaming with no fanfare (the poster is atrocious, but I thought the film was good): boxd.it/fHqqxT
True friends share their most problematic piece of media with each other.
I don't know who was asking for an endless parade of Big Bang Theory spin-offs, but I wish them a terrible time.
Gonna start a d-beat synth-punk band called Dispeche Mode.
So honored to have a story in @weirdpunkbooks.bsky.social Katherine Dunn tribut anthology Shrieks in Cups of Gold! And look at that table of contents! There's some absolutely incredible writers in this! Hit up weirdpunkbooks.com to get a copy.
To the surprise of no one, the hwa included some very out of touch, incredibly ignorant, pro-ai shit in their newsletter. Fuck ai. Fuck the hwa. Fuck em all.
M. Lopes da Silva@mlopesdasilva.bsky.social · last wk.I heard that the HWA, that rapscallion of an organization, is using racist parallels to shill AI slop to writers while calling us “cowards” in their latest newsletter because we…*checks notes* don’t want to use AI. Oh HWA, you forget - cowards bend the knee - and I only see you on the floor.
Cannot believe it took me until today to learn that @weirdpunkbooks.bsky.social is a thing. What a perfect find for me!
Been a fan of @sammytotep.bsky.social since his SABBATH OF THE FOX-DEVILS. His deceptively straightforward writing style economically but vividly explores recurring themes of grief and alienation, of devouring corporate (in every sense of the word) interests, of a world permanently misaligned.
Jonathan Raab@spookhouse.bsky.social · 3w ago
Ever feel deflated? Here's the Mortal Kombat Trilogy cast after losing their skeleton.
It is very funny that Stephen Miller of all people is talking about how "deformed" his political enemies are, but let's be clear: this is both eugenics and a blueprint for state punishment of anyone who does not conform to Miller's idea of "normal" (eg: heterosexual marriage with kids)
"Hang your local rapist" t-shirts sell really well with demographics who would exhaustively defend their buddy after his "crazy ex made up a bunch of bullshit about him, you know how WOMEN are!"
Weirdpunk is looking for reviewers of all things weird horror! If you're interested in reviewing our titles for your website, zine, booktok, bookstagram, bookstore, ancient scroll of Neverending torment, hit us up at the link. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My surgery ended up being A LOT more expensive than I was quoted. I also have all the books I intended to sell at StokerCon this year before my plans were dashed. So I’m selling signed copies of SLEEP ALONE (new and old editions) and SOMETIMES WE’RE CRUEL. Details in thread. Please share!
The right: listen, it is imperative that we embezzle your retirement into the pocket of this pedophile. Normal people: what the fuck Centrist dems: our Thiel-funded think-tank says you should let this happen, read this Ezra Klein article explaining why this is good. Give us between $5 and $50.
The right: actual demons are persecuting us, we need to impregnate as many teenage girls as we can about this demonic threat Normal people: what the fuck Centrist dems: give us between $5 and $50 to find the middle position between you and my esteemed colleague on the other side of the aisle.
Annnnddd … we are live! My li’l genre-jumping tale of trans diva Greta Tyler and what happens when one of her friends goes missing. Part satire, part noir, part fantasy, and part Southern gothic craziness. Go get you some! #lgbt #booksky journalstone.com/bookstore/cr...
Crater Girl - JournalStone
CRATER GIRL “Crater Girl reads like the season of True Detective you didn’t know you needed. This tense, genre-bending novel is a must-read!” —Jeffrey Thomas, author of Punktown Greta Tyler has issues...
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New interview with me by @alexpuncekar.bsky.social about Jirel, writing, burnout, Side by Side, and stationery!
Grimdark Magazine@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 2mo agoTanzer has an oeuvre that is hard to pin down, but an absolute joy to explore.
That good shit hath arrived!
Weirdpunk Books@weirdpunkbooks.bsky.social · 2mo agoSasha Ravitch's ENFREUDIFICATION has arrived! These got here so quickly! They look beautiful. Went full gloss on them, so they shimmer in the sun. Ltd to 300, we have around 70 left for sale. weirdpunkbooks.square.site/product/enfr...
